NZ Nacra pair in a race against time
Something different happened on Hauraki Gulf today and it helped Liv Mackay and Jason Saunders put another piece of their world championships puzzle together.
Auckland delivers on opening day
Glamour conditions greeted the 178 international teams on the opening day of racing at the 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 Oceania Championships. The three-day warmup regatta before next weeks world championships is hosted by Auckland’s Royal Akarana Yacht Club on the shores of the Waitemata.
New era of live sailing coverage at 2019 Hyundai nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 World Championships
The International nacra17 and Nacra17 Class Associations, along with the host club Royal Akarana Yacht Club, are proud to announce a partnership with New Zealand streaming platform SidelineApp which will see the upcoming Oceania and World Championships broadcast in its entirety, live and available to sailing fans around the world.
Nacra17 Athletes Descend on Auckland
Past Olympic champions and future medal hopefuls alike are descending on Auckland, New Zealand, for some pre-event training ahead of the 2019 nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra17 World Championships, to be held in early December from the Royal Akarana Yacht Club. Ravi Parent and Caroline Atwood have set the SEND bar high already. What starts as […]
Sky Sport New Zealand to broadcast nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra worlds
Sky Sport will broadcast live all six days of December’s nacra17, nacra17FX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland, New Zealand, which is believed to be a world first for an Olympic class sailing world championships. As many as 400 of the world’s best sailors, including New Zealand’s Peter Burling and Blair Tuke and Alex […]
Community gathers to remove ghosts of past
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are regular free divers, often plunging into the ocean to check out marine life, but they took a dive with a difference yesterday. And it was one that scared them. The four-time world and Olympic nacra17 champions joined a team of about 20 divers led by Ghost Fishing New Zealand to […]
Great races conclude Enoshima session
After a hit and miss regatta the final day came in beautifully so catch the action in these videos of the medal races below. Analysis and spoilers to follow, so watch first if you haven’t seen. The Nacra 17 medal race was compelling, there is no doubt. with 6 teams fighting for the win, all […]
Limits pushed at Hempel World Series in Enoshima
By Daniel Smith – World Sailing The physical limits of the 496 sailors from 46 nations racing at the Hempel World Cup Series regatta in Enoshima, Japan were pushed on Thursday as big waves rolled through Sagami Bay. With thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean to the East and South of Enoshima, coupled with […]
International Nacra 17 Class Association Safety Statement
A safety incident occurred in training just before the Sailing World Cup in Enoshima, Japan. A Nacra 17 crew was struck by the rudder and elevator resulting in a cut. The crew was immediately rescued by a coach in attendance where a tourniquet was applied to stem the bleeding and steps were taken to counter […]
Ghost divers to plunge into Okahu Bay, Auckland
Rob Wilson’s team once pulled out 8000kg of rubbish from the sea floor in Wellington harbour in an hour. One. Hour. That’s a mindblowing amount. Among the rubbish they hauled to the surface were 43 truck tyres, 37 street cones, a collection of shopping trolleys, bikes, computers… “You name it, we hauled it,” Wilson says. “We have […]